EDU
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Annual
Report 2021
our Collective Future
Community-led, sustainable and
transformative education
Our vision is of a world in whith communities unite to
create the futures they want to see through education
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Welcome Message
from Anita Esi Eleh
an Eduspots volunteer
the work ofthe govomment onty. orsay, welmoth 1ndN￿￿71S onty.
but a co116Ctive step where we bring all hands on t#Mftt. Look arotmd
you and mak& straight that shatyplant by $upw￿"ftg il a stKk.
Positive change and development are best irnplernented and sustsined
when taken up by the community themsefves. This is at the heart ofvh￿t
Eduspots teaches and promotes.
l joined Eduspots as a volunteer in 2019 aftef completing Senior High
School and studwng for a year at Afrlcan Saenr£ Academy. I￿e
amazed 8t how I've led my Spot this far, ￿$ting th8nge eath step of
the w8y. Growing vp, I h8d always wanted to make lives txtter for
students in my community but. as reserved as I was. I wondered how
I could do this. I started by leaching students at home and hel￿Thj v
their assignments, bul this was just not enough. l often got frusirated
as I didn't have the needed resources to help the students in their
studies.
Through th8 EduStK>ts network, I vras supported and inspired to (xeate
a learning spa(% to ft)5ter educational devek)pment- the G(NTX)8 Manso
Spot (Everybody Matters Initkgtivel. We started off a leenage
pregnancy awareness and mentoring progrdm. As a fdlow up aclivty. we crea￿￿ a leaming space for the partscipants lo promote
educational activities. The idea was to gel more girfs Inte￿$te￿ and o)nscious of educaiion as a way to curb the InC￿asing number
of teenage girfs becoming pregnant at a young age. As aciiwiies Commen￿ at the SW, gradually more and more girls have
participated and used the space. Further tntefactions ￿vealed that a vast number of these students didn't know how to ￿ad or didn't
understsnd what they read. have rever experienced a STEM practical session and others swih no techndogy exper￿¢8. They are
limited lo what they see in their textbooks and descriptions given by their leathers. This propelled the volunteer team to njn several
sessh?ns at the library lo help solve this issue, including njnning ECOSTEM and EduLit activities, and havitYJ the opsy)rtunity to lead
a 2 week'STEM for a Sustainable Future, hdwjay camp.
Fast forward, and we wth) 3 $5(M)O grant from Global Youth mobilizab.on lan opportunty that was posted on the Eduspots voluntèer
pl8ttorml and créat￿ an IT (*ntre at the Spot which (￿$1$￿ of 15 (%)mpu￿r$, 8 pro￿¢101, projgctor strgtrn and a Toutsr Wh￿Ch providgs
intemel ry)nnection for all 15 devices. Students are now being taken through basic IT sessK)ns ltheory and practicall to 8quip them with
the necessary skills for their course of sludy. Recenlly. hvo (knoa Manso volunteers. induding mysetf. joined the Eduspots CLEd
program. equipping us wsth a peer mentor. and offeriThJ a 5-day res￿entIal Academy. Through this. we also were awarded an
additional grant to implement the Readiro Clinic, an initi?b've intended to teach the students basic readiThJ skilLs. I'm
happy to add that the library is being managed by the communty and fof Ihe o)mmunty.
I can't imagine a better way to ¢￿ate a solid foundatK)n for students in G(￿0a Manso than through this process that Eduspots has
supported me with. I do make this statement a5 often a5 1 can and whenever I'm granted the opportunty. Ha￿n9 my educatK)n
sponsored by CAMFED and M8st8rCard, l underslarKI what it ffleans to make p￿vIsIonS for one who 18¢ks it.. Al they did w85 to train
one girf, and now. our Spot manages aiKJul 35 students w7th atxjut 22 gids on average. I wonder how many more we will reach if
these students also ￿plIcate what we are doiro. Nryw. thal's the butterfy eff￿ and I'ffl glad to be a part of this, thanks to Eduspots.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Contents
01
Welcome message from Anrta Esi Eleh
Report from Chair
Key charitable information
Our Trustees
Our story
Our context
Our collaborative approach
02
Our theory of change
The Dream Spot model
Kalpohin Spot - Case study
Our programme
CLEd Programme 2021
CLEd Academy Impact 2021
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12
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14
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Our Clubs in 2021-2022
16
Eduspots Literacy development
EduLit club - Case study
EduLit global partnership project
EduSTEM- Case study
STEM for 8 Sustainable future camps 2021
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21
03
04
Wider Spot activities 2021
22
Our online courses
23
Fundraising and reu)gnrtion
24
Independent Examinerfs report 25
Financial report
26
Additional notes
How to support Eduspols
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We have supported nurnerous Spots in renovating their
cent￿. several Swts awarded grants independently
from the Global Youth Mobilisation Fund and USAid. We
a￿ delighted to have started building the new Elmina Spot
in 2022 which is being C￿ated in partnership with
WeBuildiryJ. Eduspots has decided to strategically cap its
ne￿¥0[k expansK)n tts 50 SrK)ts frjr the next two years. %￿t￿
a fws ¢)n tohténing 0￿rationS. coll8boratively d8veltsping
r rn(xlel. and furthef advancing the quality of edu￿tIOnal
impact. monitoring and evaluation. It is our vision
that by 2024. haviro created a self-sustsining network in
Ghana. we can look to develop a wder strategy for change.
Report from the Chair
As th8 restrictions caused by Covid gradually began to Irft acros5
the wodd. alongs￿e many or9anisatK)ns. EduSrK)ts (x)Ilectwety l¢xJked
lo assess the impact of the pandemic. reopen the Spots and further
ignite the volunteer acty'vity in our communities. whilst supporttng our
well-being as a network. The pandemic has led io wKJening leaming
inequalits'es in Spot communities, exacerbated by the dNJital rvsource
and leaming divide, with volunteers in some communitEs reportirKJ a
high rate of sd)ool dropouts, increase in teen￿e pwnancy. and a
rgdueèd status of *du¢abon within thè wder eommunty. Our S
volunteers quickly respondeil to the challenges that they saw., this
rewrt and indeed all our work is dedicated to them, and to the
(x)rnrnunity member5 and 5tuderts they work wth.
At a local levd. in our Spot o)mmunthes. new members have
made Iheir mark on the Edusptrts orgÈnisats'()n, whilst older
vdunleer5 Sustain their engagement. wrth respect to
governan￿. I would parti￿lartY like to thank Ruth 8u$stry
for her (x)nthb(rtion as Finan￿ Twstee 85 She slep5 back,
and welo)me Amjad Saleem, Gloria Agyemang, Adam
Khandhai and Gay￿ Clifford to the Trustee team. Following
a swjnifscant grant award frorn the Gower Street Twst, we
have significanJy expanded our staff team, bringing
diverse experience across operations. educatKsn,
and fundraising.
EThJaging o)mmunthes in edltcation is nol easy.. our
vdunleers cons¢stently den￿Strate resilience, creativty,
and ambthn. Today, morè than ever, wè bèlieve that
LKab"on must engage wth thè cofflmunity context,.
research (x)nsistentty indicates that gro%Mng education81
irwualty 15 dependent on the wder ne￿rk of support
that siudents experien￿ in education and
the value that wmmunities place on
edLThtion. Our model is driven by ihose
with lÉved experien￿ of the community
context whilst believing in the need to
work collÈlx)ratively towards a fairer
and morè sustainable futurè through
IuG3tion- a vision that we call
.￿r CdledNe Fuiure,.
This year saw the intr£Klu¢tion of our C(Nnrnuntty Leader5hry> in
Education programme, 8 11>month proyJramme deswJned lo enable our
most committed local volunteers io corne iogether to Sha￿ practice and
advance SpM)t impact. Matched with a Peer Menlor. CLEd Catslysts led
community needs assessments ahead ol explonng e￿ht areas of
Eduspols impact at our ￿SIdential CLEd A(ademy and c￿ted and
delivered a community action plan. The results from our first comrt
wer8 qulte astonishing, wrth the programm8, whith wa5 fulty furwjed by
the Fonthill Foundatson, leading to a signtficant intxease in lotxl
fundraising. improvement in Spot management systems arKI advan￿5
to the quality of educatyon programmes delivered by volunteer5. These
pioneering CLEd Catalysts have helped our Spol Ccxydinalor to start to
create our'spot Handb￿k. in 2022- a blueprint for what we call the
'Dream Spot,: a vision for a community-led and schooPo)nnected
education space focused on 8 core areas Isee page 101.
Thank YOL¢ lo everyone who has
suppcffted this shared wsion.. every
actb)n or quiet word of adwce has truty
comlx.ned to advan￿ the educational
LWOrtunit¥es of over 15,000 individuals
a¢yo&% Ghana, whilst empowering a
rTK)vement of (xjmmunty edu(*)rs
and activists in the pr￿55. 1 arn
certain Ihat when I write in 2022,
our impact will have s￿n￿CanuY
deepened.
In 2021. following the commibnant 8n(5 creab.vtty of our staff and
volunteer t8arn, eng8g8ment in our Ed￿￿t and EduSTEM dubs gfBW.
Monthly challenges have enabled volunteer5 across the network to
engage students in practical team-based challenges. whth also aim to
prornote leadership skills and citizenship values. Indeed. our first fonnal
monitoring and evaluats'on reporl. created independenuy by ImpactEd,
gave us extenswe quantitative evm1en￿ lo supp)rt tyjr qualitabve
observations. We also printed our Seco￿ edtb.on ol Kwame's AdvenbJres.
based in Abtsfour- a huge hit wrth the communityl It was laUntt￿ by the
local chieftaincy. wth students coming from afar to spot their fn.ends and
teaoh8rs within the storybook.Th8 highl¢ght of the year for Fraws
Yeboah and me was o(Jr summertime book-drop wmbine(I with a diverse
literacy feslival across all the Ghan8-based SFX)ts in celebration ol
Eduspots. five-year anniversary. Many of our SFots are now seven
years old. and their impact and communty interest only strerrfJthen.
Cat Davison
(Chair of Eduspotsl

Our Trustees
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Cat Davison (Chair) I Cal Davison oversees the Eduspols staff team in a vduntary capac4ty. She brings
extensive experien¢x of educatKyn having 18tJght for 12 years in leading UK and Ghanaian
s¢h(K)Is, QJFrenty oveF58eing the p8rtrw5hips, servi(* 8nd w81 entrepreneurship
edurAb"on at Sevenoaks SdK)ol. In 2021, she was selected as a finalist ft)r the $1million
Varkey FoUnda1￿n Gbbal Teacher Prize. She sbjdied Philosophy at Cambridge, followed
by a Part11 at Cambridge's Judge Business Schod befo￿ qualifying as a teacher and
laking an W in EdUCat￿al and Iniemational Developmenl at UCL. She is also Chair
of the Sch¢)Js C(xnrnunityAction group and adwses schc4)Is, organisations and individuals
on Ser￿ baming and partrwships, with a parb(xJl8r interest in analysing power and
akWYlr￿ wstc(Aonial thinkirwj in devekyn8nt (xjntexts.
Gloria Agyemang
Gkwia Agyemang. PmlessorofAccountirKJ. aThJ current Head of the School ol Business and
Managemenl at Royal Holbway, Univwsity ol London holds a PhD in Management from the
University of London. Receiving her undergraduate degree al the University of Ghana and
her F*Atgraduate at McGill University. Canada. she has bolh management and teachir
experien￿ at UK arbd African Universities. Glori8's diverse research interests include
A¢countiThJ atKI Race, Culture arKI Diversrty issues,. NGO Aecount8bility. Managernent
Contrd and perfommnce management in Public Sector Organisations, the Management of
Educational institutwms," Accounling and Sustainability Management in Emerging Economies,
AccountiThJ for MwJratiortrlmmigration and Actounting for Crime.
Gayle Clifford
Ga￿e Cltfford is a heallh improvement spe(i8list with global experienc8 (England. mexi￿),
Ghana, Azerbaijan, Jamar3, Ugandal of he81th, education 8nd gender prDgr8ms and
reseath wth children. YOU￿ wjple, women and Community groups. Gayle's PhD (City,
University of London) used feminist Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis IIPAI to
expt(*e the experien￿ of HIV wsitive mc>thers in Kingston. Jamaica. In her Current role
as Senior D8vd0prr￿I Director lor Nyaka, an NGO in southw8St Uganda, she coordinat85
fundr8isiThJ efforts across thè ￿ganISa1￿M) and supwrts planning and stratagic dèvèlopm8nt.
Mark Goodrich
After a 2&year career as a lawyer induding as a partner wth the global law fimi. White &
Case. Mark r￿nlY fequalified a5 a primary schcxjl ieacher to pursue his pa5&0n for
8duG4ts"on. H8 has had a highly intemattonal career his work taknng hirn io many
differenl c(yJntries in A8ia and Afri(2. In addib.on tr) a law d•gree and his t&achino
qualification, Math also has Masters degrees in the area of politics. administration
and public policy.
Adaim K!]-Iiil 31
Adam is a Biitish Nèw Zèalandèrvtho has S￿￿t rrK)st of his fAr86r in London, firsuy as a
Strategy Consultant wth OC&C, and subsequendy as 3 fund manager investing in publidy
listed small companies. Adam first met Cat at Cambndge Universty, Whe￿ he studied lor
a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering. He is also a CFA charterholder. As the Trustee
responsi1￿e for Finan￿. Adam's primary role is to ensure Eduspots remains on a robust
financial ￿tif￿. He is also f￿￿sed on helping the organi$81ion build the resources and
ntrds to enable it to deliver its lorwJer term ambilions.
Amjad Saleem
Amjad is the orchestrator of the Volunteer. Y¢JJth and Education Development Unit at the
International Federal￿n of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, based in Geneva. This is
a global team focused on volunteering management. youlh innovation and engagernent, and
e(lycation prc*Jrarnrning. He has V￿rked in differenl ￿rspeCtiveS of humanitarian work,
interfailh engag8rnent and ￿ce building. He appli8s his extensive knowl8dg8 on p8a(x
building, humanitarian affairs and development wo$1( and interfaith engagèment in many
domains, induding as t#)ard memt*r of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platfomi, and People
Beyond Borders. His publications indudejoumal art¢des. several book chapters and a book
on 'Lessons from Aceh.. Amjad has an M.Eng from Imperial College. London. an MBA from
Manip81 GlcA)alNxL Malaysia and a PhD from Exeter University.

Key charitable
information
Our Charitable
Objects
To advan￿ education throughoutAfrica
and the UK by the provision of. bvl not
limited to, providing educational wurses.
assisting in the oper*K>n of (xxnmuntty4eil
education centres and providing grants to
Indiv￿uals to further educalion as trustees
from time io time may detemiine.
lyst
Our Trustees
Our ¢urTW)t trustees 8re'.
Catherine Dawson ljoined April 20161
Mark Goodrich ipined October 20191
Amjad Saleem O'oined March 20211
Gbria Agyemang tioined Juty 20211
Gayle Clifford Q'oined May 20221
Adam Khanbhai Q'oined May 2022}
Core Infomiation
Eduspots is a UK R8gist$r
Charity 1166734
Our UK office is Flat 5. 2 Htgh Street.
Sevenoaks. TN13 1 HX. Our website is
www.eduspots.org and we [￿e
@eduspots on Twitter, Far£trxx)k and
Link8(Iln. with @8(lu spots on Inslagram.
Our Bank
Wise Bank. 6th FtTh)r, TEA Building.
56 Shor8ditch H¥Jh Stre8( Lon(kn.
E1 6JJ, United Kingdom.
liidependent Examiner
The financial reFK)rt5 eniJ05ed have tjeen
approv8d by an Inde￿ndent Exarnlr￿.
Shmti Soni LimttÈd, 117a. St. Jcthns Hill.
Sevenoaks, TN13 3PE
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Ip
OUR SPOTS ATULAriuÈ
Our Story
GEk15STEM
Kaipoth
Eduspots sprang to lrfe in 2015. with the uealion of a
community education space in a disused dassroom.
working with the communrty of Abofour. Students.
teachers and community members came together as
volunteers to open the Spa￿ bey¢nd s¢hool hours. in
the evenings and weekends, establishing our fifst
EduLit Club in 2016.
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5*1s¥•
After the rnodel was tested. more cornmunities came
forwards wantirvJ to follow the COn￿pt.. once five Spots
were created. volunteers were joined together on
What5App and our nehyork carne into exIster￿.
In 2021. we have close to 50 Spots. with ovei 250
local volunteer5 workirvJ together to solve local
challervJes through education.
Y•m
As a nefvlork, we afe now focused upon developiThJ whatwe call
he Dream Spot mod•l' a replicab￿ model for a coryTrriiiJiiity-led
Sll.ftfiin¢?hlp (Inrf fmn.8fnm7{Itivc education cenlre that we believe
could have applicab.ons acr055 the worfd.
What we do
Through all our programme$. we ¢onne¢t. train arKI equip kxal volunteers to drive
community-led charKJe working towards what we call #OurColl•ctiv•Futurn.
We connect
We train
We equip
We bring volunt••rs together
through WhatsApp, online
sessions & training
meet-UP5.
We offer training in leadership,
literacy & STEM through our Ignite.
CLEd and Peer Menloring
We provide sustainable resourc•s
sijch as books & lrteracylSTEM
krts. alongside a￿$$ lo flexible
gfant fijnding.
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Our Context
Eduspots builds from many strengths
in our communities.
Why do we exist?
.1 experienced an education system
where when the chalk was finished
you would have to go home.'_
Getrude Akunlibe. Dulugu Spot Lead
Quality of education
In 2021, prwmary educati<)n was availablo
to 38.7% of rufal communib.es as compared
to 90.1% perc£nt of urban localrtses. More
w*dety. 66% of prirnary school tsachers in
Ghana are trained with a varying qU81ity of
teachirvj at all levels and relativety lirnrted
opporlunty for practical 8xperirnentats'gn. 8%
of 1&24yrs olds afe illiterate ILINESCO
InstitLrte for Statistics. 2018).
Motivated volunteers
There are mob"vated teachers, students a￿1 community membe
who want to play a role in improving educational opportunities
for th￿r students.
Widening inequality
These thalknggs have been ex￿rbated by
pandèmic, which has led to wKJaning
amirKJ inequaliti'es, affecting vulnerab
chik1￿￿ and youth disproportionately
(UNESCO, 20201. The numter of out of school
chikjren leapt from 35,432 in 2019 to 265,188
in 2020 (UNESCO, 20181 wth primary educat
enmlment dropping fmm 86.2% to 82.4%
behveen 2019 and 2020.
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Female empowern)ent
and protection
1 in 5 girfs aged 20-24 yeats okl are married
before 18 IUNICEFI wilh 26% of girfs reporbng
sexual violerKe (UNESCO Institute
for StatistK5. 20191.
Engaged students
Student5 ill our comrnunities w8nt to learn. They have often nol
had the opportunity to read at htsme. or do not have leaming
support or study space", they mKJht not have engaged in
practical STEM and literacy challenges al school.
SPPTS
F(>r Li!.
Community Structures
We work in rural comrnunities, where there is a slrong traditKJnal
leadership rnodel. alongside Ioc81 educational. politycal. and
religiou5 leaders with existing systerns for projert over5v3ht.
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Our Collaborative Approach
We belEve in the prywer
of indNidua& and their
omrnunitie5 to ¢feate and
sustain change.
We believe that chaThJ•
must be d￿gned to
endure over tsme.
Eduspots:
Our Collaborats've
Approach
We believe in the power
of education as a collaborative
lotsl lo Iran$ft)m lives
cOmmunit￿s.
lènsforfflatwe
Community-led
Sustainable
Transformative
'Spots' are own8d and manag8{1
by community committees. who
oversee the safeguarding and
inclusion strategy.
Ongoing Costs are sustained
locally through fvndraising.
enterprise & partnerships.
Voluntoors and Spot us&rs advance
their leadership skills and grow their
confidence and commrtment as
ath.ve crtizens.
The impact of Spots is ¢Jriven
by local volunteer teams.
supported by a rx)Ilaborats"ve
nemfork.
We ensure educatjonal resources
and activities are rooted in
community under5tsnding.
Students and wider users increase
their engagement with educabon,
also advanciro their creativity and
critical thinking skills.
Power analysis is applied in
decision-making to ensure
values are not imposed.
Solar power is insialled where
possible with a focus on
environmental sustainability
education and acb"on.
Learning is oillaborative in nature,
wth teamwork encouraged
throughouL
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Our Theory of Change
Ignrte Pwtsrntnp airns to equi
all ￿)[UnterS Mth 8 stro
untsrstanding of EduSp)ts ways o
orking and values. wth
par￿alar [0￿S on proiethon. female emp)werment. and
Dasic Iileracv anc STEM educ*K)n.
IGNITE PROGRAMME
The C=rDTilJnili _eadership
'.Galicn programme
is largeted at our tll051
comtnmed spot vdunteers
Focus..
Pracbcal STEM
education aprlied lo
environmenlai
Fo¢us:
promoting creativity
and critical thinkiThJ
through Iileracy
EDULIT
TRAINING
CLED
ECOSTEM
TRAINING
PROGRAMME
fr￿sing on ¢Sevelaping
skilts and SFQt Impact
across 8 wre areas.
ktal resources.
Spots progress towards 'The Dream Spot model,
Spot activrlie5 are
S￿10￿￿¢d lo¢alty. off¢rlng
ur¢￿, study space and
leaming support overseen
ty a community committee.
EduLit Clubs
ECOSTEM Clubs
and Camps with
nationwide and global
interactw.
with nabonw4de
arKI global Interaclw)n.
?•e
OUTCOM£ I
OLITCOME 2
OUTCOME6
OUTCOME 7
Volunteers
lesFe&81
fern8￿1
devek)p Iheir
dership skills
and CAtizenship
¥alL￿.
Students
irnprove their
irtera¢y. STEM
and ￿adership
sk￿ls.
Pedagogy is
rnore creabve. '
Communities
work togelher
to imw¥e
Increased
Diverse
voices
are heard
and
Mr￿e1 of a
sustainable
¢ommunrty-led
education
karniNJ
dusNe.
space
developed.
StUd￿t$ are more
gagèj in èjucali
aTrJ grow as leddeT¥
arKI *ive ¢itoer￿.
)teers 8re
tive aThJ informd
edLK*icro1 leadws
ComrRuThty rnernbers
Other organi5ations
adopt aspects of
sustainable mod
for comrnunrty-kd
education
together lo advar
edLKatioro1
0pportunrt￿s.
VISION
A world in which communities
unite to create the future they
want to see through education.
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We are together working towards
The Dream SDOI Mollei
This is the model of practice that we hope all $￿ts in the Eduspots fiet*mr* can work towards. with our support. This h3$ been created
through thÈ ide35 and pr2tti£e of V￿￿nteerS and 5tÈff from atr055 aur wtde fietwork We tontifiue th refine and resèarch a fflodel that could
support communities in low-resource setrin8S 3cross the world in leadin8 and yJst3inin8 their own chanBe throu8h education.
The model is bèsÈd OEI 8 toye areas. whith aFÈ also thÈ areas of trainin8 through our Community
Leadership in E¢kntion ICLEdl pr08T￿rne.
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KALPOHIN
£•OT
CASE STUDY
Wiitten by
Adam Nabila. Kalpohin Spot Lead
EXPLORING THE 8 CORE AREAS
Fundraising and Social
Entrepreneurship:
Our Dfearn Spot m(xlel and our CLEd Fyouiatnrne are based on 8 CLYe areas.
In th18 case study. we Ic*Jk at KalF¢Jhin¥ currentaclivity in eath olthese.
Ccrfnmur¥ty ￿brary ha8 raised
luThYs a numberof activities.
The mana92ment commiltee rar&ed
GHC 6.000 for the inter-school JHS quyi
compebts)n frcffl the Member of Parliament
fDr Tarnde Narth CorthluEncy.
Project Management and Suslainability:
The Kalpohin Community ￿brary has a functKJnal management ccffjrnitlee in place.
wh￿h meets monthly lo Flan also be briefed atKXrt the happenings in Ihe lthry
by the Project Leader The management comittee is ¢x>mF¥)wJ of Ihe ffAkx¥mg". the
representslive of the Chief of Kalpohin, PTA representative. Repyesentatwe of the
host Se￿01 IK4mariH bagG sch¢KAI," representatives of Ihree ¢thr schods in
Kalpfl)in'. the Assemblyman RepresÈntab¥* Iusu811y the CL*))ft*ttee i￿*m￿nI..
the Prqecl Leader and Lead Volunteer.
Ibrahim Na￿la Adarn. a CLEd Programme
Cat7J￿. aP1A￿ for a CLEd grant of GHC 3,500
ich was used lo wnfrJrce the libFary walls
and ￿5￿all an addrt￿na1 2th)AH solar syaem
a5 mwn source of lightng.
The.dCor-￿0Or. appeal raksed 8bout
GHC 2eO which was used lo connerl the
library to Ihe national grid. Occasionally.
we reach out to indwk1uals lor d￿at￿5 lor
specifr repairs, or r**bratory events lthe OUT
end-of-year volunl*r paty.
Team Building and Community Engagement:
Kalpohin Library has eroaged a w￿e range of stakehc4ders. induding heaJtethr5,
pditiixl traditional leHders. edu(ztion adminBtrdt(Xs. parents.
development-oriented youth groups. and artTsans. We have pul ￿ PL9￿
maller specialists who supFx)rt Ihe pupils. Ateather5' and headleathers, pL4th)rrn
been created to enable monituiThJ of the impact of Ihe wcqrammes on wpls. Thi5
allcws for collatoratKn and feedback. enabling the pYc¥rammes to adapt and improve
overtime. vol￿teerS are a55¢￿￿ated wth EduL￿t or EduSTEM ￿￿5". xrfre we
asslgned ￿re speofic roles awJned w(th th*r skills and interests.
Communication for Change:
We wKlate rn(￿1 ofour aGtiwiti05 th the EduSpot5
atrorwts and fi18 qU8rterfy data tAptJre. The
s¥nage of Ka*ohin Community ￿brary is c*arly
sited. comprehens￿e'd0's and (*)n'ts' posters.
8Wdilab* hours etc. are disp18yed on the innerwo11$.
Education Project Design:
All ￿Ucat￿al programmesare deswJned ¢￿kbC*atiVety with stakehc4der5.
the learners For Kalpthin Swl. this pr¢ces5 led to the r3phJ xaling of
EduLit Ses￿On$ and the current focus on literacy. We &so aimed to bLHhl more
c￿ne¢t￿nS within Ihe communty Ihrwgh an Inter.schxl comFets"tion bets¥een 13
5choo15 in the aTea. The 5 monlh Iwg inter-JHS wrL iThV￿ed 1.350 216
teachefs. Programme$ are hekl outside $thth)l ￿urs. parents are duly v)fmd. and
proper attendance records of pupils are kept. We desyn programmes to eThJèJe all
the domains of knrnTng. Indi*i¢Ju&s ihe rykrvdwtew5 have SJp￿thd
pwrammes.
The Kalpohin Crynmunty Library has fwractive
h8tWp pL8tfO￿ induding Kalpohh Eduspots.
KalDohin Spot Quiz Group. Kalpohin Community
brary and Kalpcknin Library Spons￿5 platfo￿$.
We equally have Kalpohin EduSpDt on Facet*K*
Kalpohin Spot Facebook page. In all these we
ty a5 much as pos9t￿e to keep all stakehdLlers
nformed aix)ut day-to-day happening$ in the
Child Protection Policy and Inclusion:
Literacy Development and
Practical STEM Education:
A rx)py ofthe Ch1￿ wotedion gylder1￿s Ls pasted In Ihe t*￿. bL*
crudally ev￿ volunteer ts tsken tfwh Ihe abuse
rewrung woc8dur85 dLtring the ￿entalic￿ Pfc¢ess.
80th Lrterncy aThY STEM aubs weekly se55￿5 ar
mL¥thty chaI￿n￿e$. We also hold an Eduspots Ltteracy
Fe5¢N￿.
We aim to make Spot a safe and indusive Spa￿.. if8
lo us that Spot doe5n'tjustfeel like J￿5t arther da55ro)m, but"
spao wh¥e leamefs have freedom tts ewky¢. Users are
charged materia￿.
Members fe*1 ak)thl. there are group readings. the JHS
lilerxy C4￿ pthrn a hh3hl￿Jhfr"rvJ the Importance of
ethJcat#Jn for ￿[15. Maths on basc arittimetic5 are
PW by Ihe wrrAry literacy dub.
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Our Programmes
Spol volunteers. C8talysls, Peef Mentors and staff all play a key role in creattng and reviewing our ongoing strategy..
deep collaboration rooted in communty experien￿ is ￿ntral to our approach.
Ignitè Prograrnm•
(Spot volunteer51
CLEd Programm•
(Spot Catalysts)
Peer Mentoring Programm•
(Peer Mentors1
Core Dèlivery Rolès
IEduSpots Staffj
All volunteers will be offernd..
Ignite Programme
• AthotwJh induction process at a local and
organisational ￿Ve1. including a volunteer handbook
. A rarge of in-person training in child protect+on. fema
empowerment, literacy and STEM education leading to
communty4ed aCtiV￿e$.
. Staff mentoriThJ. peer supF4)rt and netrthing
oppthjnthes
. Bi-wèekty emwèment $es$lon$ ond online ¢ourse$,
alongside other gpportunth.es basgd gn Ihgir interests.
• Opportunrt￿s to aP￿Y for STEM & literacy resources,
along￿de )leY1b￿ granl ￿Trying.
. R8¢c¥JnNion forth¢ic worf( and suptm with rg1grgn¢os
The Ignrte Pfogramme aims to equip all
volunteers with a strong understandiThJ of
Eduspots ways of workir¥J and valuès. with
a parts"culaT fotsjs on chik1 wotec*tin, kma
mpowermènL and basic lrteracy and STEM
rough this PTcrfJramme. we airn to stfength
ur tynamic volunteer nehvork, to
rther SUstsinab￿ action in the Spots, wrfh
olvnteers ojlaborats'ng to fvjrther tha￿e c
*knodel for CLJmmunty-led education.
• A &day residential Academy where Cataty5ts explore
8 CQTe units stretching auoss project rnanagement and
sustainabilty, child protection and inclusion. educat¢on
pmgramme de￿gn, l*teraw development practical
STEM education, communication for charKJe, tsam
building and communty ervJa9èment, as well as
ftJrKlraising and so¢fjal enlrepreneur5hip.
• Catatysts are supported IhTough peer mentoring 8nd
online group coaching to create and lead a Spot
development plan. relating to three of the core areas.
• Catatysts can apply for fundirrfJ and resources relating
to Iheir impact plan.
. Catatysts a￿ encouraged to be actsve in all aspects of
the Ignite Programme.
CLEd Programme
This prtsjrgmme aims to develop
our most (x)mmrtted ¢ommunrty
volunteer5. called'Cataly5ts'. with
the skills artd experience they need
to rnove their Spots t(Mards the
ream Spot model. whilst
veloping their skills as
-.iducational leaders.
The programm• invol￿.
Alli)'I
Peer Mentoring Programme • Training in menloring and ojachiro. combined with
Those who successfulty graduate from the
handbook and resources.
,eLEd programme are given the chance to
. Ex￿er￿ of managing fomal coaching relationships.
me Peer Mentor5 for Catalysts in the next
with support from Ed￿spots, staff team.
LEd cohtsrt. receiving 8 small sb"rtrKI for thw"T
Opportunity to apply for flexible grant funding and
work. Thtr progrnmn* invofves..
rescAJrce support for projects at their own Spots.
In addition to these core programme5. our Eduspots Ambassador Network enables a wider network
of supporter5 lo act through lundraising. resouice drives. online course promots.on & sharing our work.
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CLEd Programme 2021
The CLEd prograrnme brings together committed
volunteers from across our Spot communrties
for 10 months of collaborative learning,
relating to delivering further impact at
their Spots, whilst growing skills
in edlicational leadership.
This quantitative study was independently
conducted by Impact Ed across a cohort of 11
Catalysts_ It used validated research measures
across a 10 month penod to explore areas relating
to leadership development and well-being.
£11
The study included
8 core units
Impact on
Catalysts
Project Management &
Sustainability
Literacy Development
Child Protection
Catalysts showed an
increase in all areas
Self-efficacy
Fundraising & Social
Entrepreneurship
Pratical STEM Education
Team Buildlng &
Community Engagement
Communlcation lor Change
Education Programme Desig11
Well-being
of catalysts
8.2%
14/1(I
Goal
orientation
5.7°/0
The CLEd
Programme includes
Resldentlal academy
Experlenced mentors
Group coaching sessions
Flexible grant funding
Resource support
Graduation event
Citizenship
values
5.3%
Team
working
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CLEd Academy Impact 2021
Quotes from Catalysts
"The greatest thing I value is the
community. I don't know if they are carefully
selected, or it just happened by accident, but
during the CLEd programme I was amazed. I
went back to my room and I wondered, how does
a group of people with such passion for creating an
impact on others come together? It always motivates
me, seeing what a team of passionate people are
doing. Even if I have to sleep, I think of this - if someone
is doing this, then what else can l also do?. (Seidu. Ejura)
"After the project management and child protection
sessions. we created an identification car(1 to ensure that
everyone understands who is an official volunteer, and gave
everyone in the team clear roles and responsibilities."
(Adu, Akumadan)
"The greatest change is on the literacy. Initially, when we started,
not many people were interested in reading, but through a gradual
process, and through what I leamt in the CLEd programme, we were
able to engage the kids and start their engagement, before we came
to the actual reading. Sometimes it's not about the reading but how
you package it, we made them love it. Now before I come at the
weekend they are all here waiting for me.. (Seidu. Ejura)
"There's no library in the community, and one major change I've seen is that we've
been able to engage the whole community and make them know that a library is not
always a very quiet space. it's a place for innovations and creative minds., (Adu Akumadan)
CLEd Academy feedback
•StrC¥Yty aBTee A Agree • Nethtr qree cr rfwee
io
Programme gave lools and skills that will enable me to impact my community
Programme has inspired me to take further aclion
Programme challenged me to thlnk more deeply about educatlon and soclal change
Programme enabled rne to meet other likwninded pgople who I can rely on
Programme has led to a grovrth in confidence in affecting change in my communlty
We felt cornfortable to share our ideas and opinions in the gn>up
Would you recornmend the programme to other volunteers?
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Our Clubs in 2021-2022
EduLit Clubs
Our EduLIt clubs aim to promote creativty
and critical thinking. whilst developing core
literacy skills, linked to areas of the JHS Engli8h
c#Jrriculum. C5ub tasks stretch across creative
writing. drama. public speaking. communty
interviews and much morel
Volunteers are supported with:
Literacy educats￿ training and mentorirvj
Monthly literacy challenges. feedback & reccrfJnit
An EduLtt WhatsApp group & online resource hub
An EduLrt handbc¢)k
EduLit resources & trxjxes
ECOSTEM Clubs and Camps
r STEM and envtronmentsl svstainabilty Clubs are run by
Spol volunteers, designed to enhance the JHS curriculum
saence content with prathcal expenmentation using locally
available, or recyejed. resources and a focus on female
empoWÈm￿nt in STEM.
Volunteers are supported with:
STEM &lucation training and mentoring
r"*.-.
Monthty pracb'cal STEM challenges. feedback &
recogntb.on
An ECOSTEM WhatsApp group & online ￿SourCe hub
. An ECOSTEM handbook
. ECOSTEM krts
STEM for a Sustainable Future
Our'STEM for a SLlStainable Future. Camps ère 10-day camps by Spo". va'unieers. deslqned to engage JHS 2
stsjdents in practieal challenges relab.ng to dimate change and suslainable energy. wrth a focus on female empowemenl
in STEM. Students VlSIt local industry sites arKI hear frorn profeSSK)nal 5(ienbsts and s￿en￿-[ocused sttjdents from
their cornrnunities.
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Eduspots Literacy Development
Eduspots supports literacy development in three core ways: throu
books and honics cards- literacy training- monthly challenges an
for EduLit
h resources such as
wider support
Some EduLit Clubs are based in schools, and others are based in communities. Meetings are
held at the Spots, bringing students and teachers from different schools together.
The key aims are to improve literacy skills. inspire creativity, develop critical thinking skills
and promote wider citizenship values. Monthly challenges co-crealed with the Sevenoaks
School student team aim to promote these skills across the network. enabling students
and volunteers to learn frorn each other.
Numbers of books per Spot
14
12
io
Less than 1000 1000-2(
2CW3000
30tKI.51M)
5000+
Number of books available
Spots with EduLit systems and clubs
25
21
20
15
14
•YES
•NO
BOOK BofiROWING SYSTEM
NUMBER OF LITEFIACY CLUBS

EDULIT CLUB
CASE STUDY
DICHEMSO EDULIT CLUB
Written by Lawrence Dankwah. Dichemso volunteer
Dichemso EduLit Club is a school-based liteiaty progrèmme
that currently runs al the Dschemso MIA JHS 'A' in Kumasi. Ghana.
At Dichemso, club activitie5 are mainly designed to improve literacy skills,
nspire cre8tlvlty and develop leadership and erit4tal thinking skills. These ¢0
activities focus on three key areas of literacy de¥elopment-. English literacy.
numeracy, and digital literacy.
Florence Esi Amponsah
faalitates the numeracy sessions
at the Dichemso EduLit Club. She
recounts a lack of intereSI in
mathematics as a child and how she
had sought ways of helping to
demygiify the fear assoaated with it
through the club activities.
HOW PUPILS
AFIE ENGAGED
The EduLIt Club at DlchÈmso runs Èvery Saturday from IO=OO am to
IZ..00 pm. Workshops are Someti￿￿$ held. especially for Ihe digital
literacy sessions, on web devdopment and c¢xling. Students are
admitted after facilitators have parental ton5ent. ensuring corptsrat•
responsibility for the welfare of children who attend club programs
outside of school hours. Theirage5 range from 12- to IS.
HER TESTIMONY
-Aettvitiès at the literacy club have
enhanced the learning process
because I have been challen9ed to
move out of my comfort zone. beyond
classioom theories. to employ
dynamic ways to help our students to
better understand the subject while
developing their critical thinking
abilities through simple math tricks.
I have observed that during club
sessions the children are Super excited
to be on the task. I rèalized also that
aside from their growing intelest in the
subject. which before had not been so.
they now love the idea of working in
teams and palrs.-
VARIOUS SESSIONS
THAT ARE CARRIED OUT
In a typical 5e&sion, one would find students being engag•d In any
of the following student-centered activities: phonemes usin9
flashcards and their application in word-formation & pronunciabon-
group reading aloud.. vlsual reading th￿ugh drama.- wdeo tutorlals-
storytelling.. numeracy & word puzzles- total physical response
methods for vocabulary expan5ign., poem5: rerttals & icebreakers-
dlctlonary dillls-. English & numeracy games.. mathematics tricks-
mathematics arts.. and essentials in computer scler￿e technology.
At the be9inning of each month, members actNety partiC4pate in
thè Eduspots Monthly Lltèracy Challenge where thdr ereatfve
abilities are put to the tesL
Lydia Nyabono
from Bibiani Anwiaso
When Lydia joined
the Dichemso EduLit Club
he rèason I was able to read ei9ht storybooks last
semester was because I have learned to pronounce
words on my ovm by applying what we are taught at the
club. l am motivated to read because l am 5UPPOrted by
thè leaders of our elub to ehoose the right books available
for all at the library. Aside from that. the club is always a
fun place to be and I love it when there is a￿ayS
something rtrew to do. 15acrifice other activities to come
on Saturdays. just because we learn by pl4ying and it has
helped me to speak En91ish and perform mathematlcal
-1 used to place sec¢nd in dass when I
was at Bibiani but when I came to
Dichemso my results were terrible.
There was no Single word that I V￿UkI
spell without making a mistake. I
found It difficult to blend sounds on
my own to form words nor could I
break words into the flght syllables for
pronunciation and writing. So. I found
It dlffScult asklng questions in class and
PROGRESS
Members of the literacy club lead efforts in
running the library together with the two
volunteer leads. The library Tecord5 an average
attendance of 20 students a day and the club ha5
generally impacted over 150 children since its
inception in February 2021.
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EDULIT
GLOBAL
PARTNERSHIP
PROJECT
ABOUT
Through this storybook, and other
reSoUr￿S such as creating
Ghana-specific phonics cards, we
have continued to create several
global leaming partnership projects,
between Ghanaian community
clubs and UK schools, with the
purpose of improving students,
understanding of local and global
issues through a postcolonial lens.
The EduLit Servi￿ group in
Sevenoaks are one example, and
have worked closely with the
Ghanaian EduLit team and
community volunteers. One ofthe
most impactful projects was the
creation of Kwame's Adventures,
storybook set in Spot
communities, created through
collaborative storytelling and
illustrated by Ghanaian illustrator.
Fleance Forkuo. Through this
storybook, and other literacy-
focused projects, students have
been able to collaborate in a
process of decolonisation of
reSoUr￿s.
Quotes from
EduLit pro
ect.
Sevenoals School
'As someone bom and raised in the UK. the abundance of relatable
literacy resources had never been a privilege I had aclively
recognised, however, now l am able to recognise how literacy
resources are dominaled by western culture and it motsvates me
further to look into diversifying specifically children's literature.
The most valuable experien￿ from the process of developing
'Kwame's Adventures, was receiving back responses to the surveys
we sent OUL As a British student, this was an extraordinary way to
leam about day-to-day Ghanaian cutture and develop an
understanding of what qualities and traditions makes each
community special and differant from the rest..
(Alicia, Sevenoaks School)
Quotes from
community members
about Kwame's Adventures
'If we want to encourage pupils to read. then we need to give them
books that mirror their world and capture their interest. This is what
tha book does and I believe more of such initiatives need
spreading..
(Project Leader. Kalpohin Swt)
One of the first
children to read the
book commented that
"I love the book because it talks
about my community and this
is the first ts'me l am reading 8
storybook that mentions my
community's name..
Richmond,
a local teacher
observed that
'When the pupils were told that
the story was staged at Tease,
their own community, the
excitement and readiness of the
pupils to read Kwame's
adventures was amazing.
Teachers loo were eager to
read and were surprised and
happy to see Miss Alice feature
in the story..
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EduSTEM case study
SAKASAKA
EDUSTEM CLUB MODEL
Report written by
Faad Abdul Rahman, Eduspots volunteer
STEM is an interdisciplinary approach that
provides a suitable learning atmosphere
where students use Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics in their daily
life. EduSTEM club activities act as a
springboard to widen learners, perspectives
and horizons: most of the works are practical
and contextualised.
EDUSTEM AT SAKASAKA
STEM activities are really important in Sakasaka
and volunteers coordinating these activities
really work hard to get all students on board
especially ladies.The Sakasaka EduSTEM club is
generally aimed at improving numeracy and
promoting hands-on activities using locally
derived materials. In a community like
Sakasaka, where most male students take up
side hustles of being motorbike mechanic5, the
STEM club helps them hone their existing
knowledge in engineering. making them
understand concepts very well. as well as
exposing female students to practical STEM
activities and building their confidence.
Club Meetings
Moreover, the club meets every week on the
school premises: this regularity helps give
pupils a sense of motivation as they are
engaged and take on new challenges every
week. STEM learning in Sakasaka has been a
major confidence boost for students and has
increased their awareness of the many uses of
science in the real-world.
Quotes
"Leading clubs sessions in Sakasaka has really
been beneficial, considering the fact that I get
the opportunity to connect well with students
which creates that good teacher-student
rapport. I have also been able to build good
leadership skills."
Habibata Yakubu Iddrisu- Volunteer
Our Approach
The club's approach is focused on encouraging
students to'do things. practically and have a
feel of how things are done rather than being fed
the answer.The club's activities are not only limited
to STEM subjects, but are cross-curricular. Arts and
crafts, such as Mandala drawings and paper crafts,
are incorporated. When monthly EduSTEM
challenges are released. the team decides how to
go about the challenge, allocating roles to team
members according to their strengths.The team
works collaboratively towards the shared aim. As
students get involved in such activities, it helps
them develop with creativity, critical thinking and
problem solving skills.
"Joining the STEM club has improved my
knowledge in science practicals and has made
me understand most of the diagrams in our
science books."
Abubakar Zuleiha- Student Prefect and a
member of the STEM club
"The practical sessions we had during the
STEM camp has helped me to come develop
interest for science." Lucy Kenya-sanzule
Community Library
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STEM for a Sustainable Future Camps
2 0 2 1
The Eduspots STEM camps aim to combine activities
relating to practical science and environmental
sustainability education through a 2 week
programme. We aim to increase understanding of
climate change, alongside building practical
sustainability leadership and engineering skills,
inspiring girls and boys to consider sludy
and careers in STEM fields.
This quantitative study was independently
conducted by Impact Ed.The baseline and final
suNey data {before and after) was collected from
20 pupils who participated in the two-week programme.
Impact on
Pupils
Our STEM camps
involve:
Pupils showed an
increase in all areas
Information on
climate change &
sustainable energy
Self-efficacy
8.2 /.
Practical
experimentation
School
engagement
10°/.
Fast fashion recycling
Emotional
4 engagement in
maths & science
7.3%
Trips to local industry
Female leadership
li
Attitudes
towards readin
8.1 /0
Careers talks
Guest speakers
Team challenges
Citizenship
values
0.7%
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Wider Spot activities 2021
A core part of Eduspots. work is encouraging and mentoring
volunteers in leading their own education initiatives. built on
community interests and needs.
STEM activities
STEM clubs
STEM exhibition
Flying drone competition
Mathematics class
Creativity day
STEM camps x 4
Literacy-related activities
Project based learning
Don't stop Learning Project
Debate x 3
Quizx2
Mobile library
Puzzles
Reading competitions x 2
Reading/literacy sessions/clinics x 5
Literacy events x 5
Spelling Bee x 5
Creative & Cultural activities
Cooking sessions
Cultural dance group
Poetry recitals x 2
Movie night
Drama activities x 4
After school catch up classes
Animate your community
PTA meetings
Art classes
Empowerment activities
Online motivation sessions
Mentorship
Free breast screening program
Motivational talk
Financial literacy empowerment
Fundraising event
Entrepreneurship session
International Girl Child Day
Advocacy campaign - International Literacy Day x 2
Case Study
EDU
SPKJ75
KALPOHIN
COMMUNITY
LIBRARY
Interschool Quiz Competition
On Monday 6th De￿Mber. it was the Grand Finale
Contest of the Kalpohin Community Library inter-
school JHS QUIZ ComtEtits'on Sponsored by Hon
Alhassan Suhuyini. MP for Tamale North Constituency.
This contest was organised by volunteers at Kalpohin
Community Library.
SECOND EDMOM OF IKTER-SCIIOOI JHS
COMPETITION 2021
The contest started on the 22nd August with 5 rounds
of competition, culminating in a final showdown with
Tishigu Anglican JHS A emerging the winners of Ihis
year's Competition. Our Lady of Fatima RIC JHS from
Nyanshegu community came second while Kalpohin
SDAJHS A placed third.
HQN AL￿N & SVHUYINI
MP. TAMALE NORTh CONSrnCY
The winning contestants re￿iVed 15 exercise books. 4 notebooks.1 mathematical set and 10 pens and
certificates, while the first school rec8ived a cash amount of GHC5Crf).
' Today's quiz competition was so amazing and enjoyable for all schools in the contest.,
(Ridwan, Senior High School student and community volunteer)
Kalpohin CommLtnity Library plans to partner with other stakeholders to roll out more
programmes to improve education in its catchment area.
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OUR
ONLINE COURSES
We offer four six week online courses for use
by students, in any context, eager to learn
more about effective and sustainable
community action. and engage in critical
perspectives on global development.
Students apply learning from diverse
perspectives to practical examples often
relating to Eduspots, practice, engaging in
collaborative learning with other students
through the discussion board.
"RESULTS
55 students passed our course in Social Entrepreneurship
42 students passed our course in Global Development
27 students passed our course in Postcolonial Perspectives
29 students passed our course in Leadership and Action
43% of participants were recognised with a distinction
PEOPLE INVOLVED
students from the following schools and universities (alongside
others) have taken our courses giving excellent feedback: Ghana
International School. Canford School. Eton College, Norwich
School, African Science Academy. Benenden School,
Roedean School, Marlborough College. Savannah
International Academy, Wellington College,
Academic City, University of Ghana.
University of Development Studies.
Oundle School, Westminster School,
UCS, and many more.
QUOTE:
'It was an incredible experience. I had the
opportunity to share my views on critical
social issues with other young people like
myself across the globe. I leamt a lot from
other perspectives on how social issues can be
addressed., {Student, Ghana)
QUOTE:
'The course has really helped me to consider some of
the hamful stereotypes that are so prevalent in the
UK. I had not really thought about all the colonial
roots of development and the continued exploitation
of some countries. I feel that my eyes have been
opened to an injustice I hadn't per￿1Ved before.
We often hear about children in Afncan countries
but rarely do we hear about everyday lives and
opinions of teenagers., (Student, UK)
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Fundraising and recognition
Fundraising
highlights
Thank you to all w￿101￿￿￿ thg'Join our
Joumtry, advènture of Summer 2022. As 3
volunteer t8aFn, we aimed to trav81 the dislan(
across the Spots and the Ghana team travell￿1
t*tsveen the communibes. Together. we rdised
over £4000 with thousands of miles travell•l.
Our first BVJ Give fvndraising event was also
success, wtih over £4542.41 raised in tolal.
We held our first online remote annual dinner,
'A Window into Eduspots. whth included a talk
from Advisory Board Member and Ghanaian aut￿￿.
Nana Dèmoah, and allowed att8nde8S to gèl a
direct l(x)k into our Spots, with inspiring speerI￿S
from volunieers and our staff team alongside a
raffle, auc*on and quvz.
Global Teacher Prize
Our FourKler. C* Davison. was selected as one of two
UK finalists for the Varkey Foundation's 2021 $1 million
Gkjbal Teacher Prize. organised in partnership wilh
UNESCO. This recognition threw a spotlight on
Eduspots, work. with Eduspots mentK)ned in media
across the world. induding The Times, The Tes, The
Evening Standard, 3nd the BBC. W8 ho￿ that this
opw>rtunty will (xJnts"nue to aid us In sharing our
)IleGbve story and gaining fvrther support. Sunny
Varkey, founder of the V8fkey Foundation, s8id=
f￿ratUla￿OnS to Cal forreaGhing the final 50. Her
story clearty h￿blightS the imwrtance of edUcat￿n
in tackling the gwl challenges ahead- Imm climate
cl)ange to gmwing inequality lo global pandemics. It
Is t)nly bYpr￿sSng èducation Ihat w8 can sèf&guanY
allour torn0￿￿5. EdUCatK￿ is th8 k8y to facing th8
Donations & grants
Thank yots to the folTriwrfing tnjst lunds
supporteil u5 in 2021.. The Fonthill Foundation.
The Chalk Clfft Trusl, The Donald Forresler
Trust, The Southall Trust, TheAshworth
Charitable Trust, The Brian Murtagh Charilab
Trust, The Jeph(x)tt Charitable TTUSI.
The Girdlers. Trust. Thank you also to Ihe
Baldock family and their friends for their
continued support of the Elmina Spol.
A final thank you...
We would also like to thank our staff team, Trustees,
and committed staff volunteers for all their energy,
ideas. and commilment across 2021. In particular.
we would like to thank Sarah Davis, our 2021 UK
Volunteer of the Year, for her cA)ntinued long-term
suptth as a volunteer Finance and Admin Offi￿T,
and also Latjra Ward. who has o)nsistently gone
beyond her slaff role to have a transfomiative
impact across the organisation, receiving a atation
of'a lrfeb"w* contribution to Eduspots, from the
Ghana team after stepping down.
Wè also rec(yJnisè Frantts Y8boah for his sustained
Ix)mmttm8nt to Eduswts as 8 Dir8Ltor of Eduspots
Ghana sin(x 2018.
Schools Network
We apweuate engagement vthh many
schools, including those who parts"cipated in
our online ctsJr5es. We would like to say a
particular thank you to Sevenoaks Schix)I
(to the st8ff and students in the EduLtt arKI
EduSTEM teams, particularfyAnne DUMf(￿dI.
Wellington College. Eton College. Brighton
College and Warwick University ECA}r￿l¢S
Society for their ongoiTrJ supp)rt.
Partners
Thank you to Blackwke Des¥Jn Ltd forthe
nb'nved vdunlary supwrt wrth the
website and brandsrrfJ. We also appreciate
Book Intemational for their donation
of bc*)ks.
And most importantly...
As èvar, this rèport is dadicatèd to tho 250 r8gistèr8d ktal vcAunt88ts wfrw) thè woth of EduSp)ts on a daily basis.
Without YOLE, EduSw)ts w(yJld rK)t exist, and y(yJ are the foundation of our work. Thank you fix inspinng US 811 to work
har(ler, an(1 shining the path ahe&l for your sludents and wnder Ixjrnmunities.
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of EduSpots 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021 which are set out on page 26. 

Responsibilities and basis of report 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

Independent examiner's statement 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Shruti Soni FCCA FCIE               Date:13 October 2022 Shruti Soni Ltd ● Chartered Certified Accountants 117a St. John's Hill, Sevenoaks TN13 3PE 



CHARITY COMMISSION
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MISS CAT DAVISON
0311012022

Additional Notes
Statement of Public Benefit Entity
Trustees. Responsibilities
The Trustees have relèrred to the guidan(* (xjntained in the
Charity Commission's gèneral guidanc6 ¢)n public b8nefil
when reviewing their aims arKI obiectivgs and in planning
future 8ckn'vities. In particular, the Trustees ry)nshYer how
planned aCtiv￿.eS will ￿￿tribUte to the aims arKJ objectives
of the charity.
Chawty law arHJ go(yJ praLlice requim trusteès to
nsure that financial statements are prepared which
give 8 tnte and f8ir view of the tharity's aff8iTS and
of Ihe receipts and payments of the or9anisation for
that period. In order to achieve ihis. trustees must
comply with their obligation under ihe Charities Act
2071 wrth wards to, the keeping of accounting
records lor the charity. the aL*d5ting or independent
examination of the statements of account of the
Charity, the transmission of thè statemènts of
account of Ihe Charity to the Commission and the
prepardtion ofAnnual Retum and rts transmission
to the wmmission.
Reserves Policy
The TrLJStees aim to hold 3 months of dsrect charitsble
expenditure as restrrvss le$timated to be approximately
£10.0001, which will allow the organi58lion to effi(xenUy.
and meet the need5 of its members and benefi(aaries.
The unrestricted funds available to the charity as at 31 Decathr
2021 were £11.89412020'. £6,773) whth include £6,5C
12020.. nil) designated by the tnjslees for the Elmina Bulky Project.
The TnJstees expect to improve the reserves level by
31 December 2022.
It is also the ￿ponsIbl11ty of the tDJstees to ensure
that the ino)me and the property of the charity must
be applied solely towards the promots'on of its objects.
Ad)arrty trustee is ent￿ed to be ￿1MbUrSed out of the
propèrty of the charity or may pay out of such property
reasonable eX￿￿Se$ prop8rfy incurTéd by him or h8r
when acting on b8haW of the charity and may benef
from Injstee indemnity insurance ￿Ver PU￿haSed at
the chariws expense in aco)rdance wth. and subject
to the o)nditions in section 189 of ihe Charities
Act 2011. Aso subject to dause 28, none of the
Ir￿ome or property ol the chartty may be paid or
transferred directly or indirecuy by way of dividend,
b￿uS or otherwse by way of profrt tts any (*Jarity
Financial Review
The charitys totsl receipts and payments during
the year were £g),96912020." £75,894) and
£74,49312020." £68,390). Net receipts lor t
year stocxl at £16,421 12020.. £75041.
Going Concern
The trustees are salisfied thal the thanty ￿11 continue to
be a goir4J Conc￿ for the fueseeable future.
This report was approved by th• Btsard of Trusteès
on 3rd October and signed on their behalf.
Miss Cat Davison, Chair of Trustees
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Make a donation
Fundraise for us
Ifyou I￿￿k1 like to iJcThte to Eduspots, F4ease
our JustGNing page ¥M¥.jtsstgwing.comlwJuspots
or for largef donab'ons, fvse C(￿laC1 us drectly.
donate to the bank ¢Jetails beknw..
We'd IcNe to hear from artyone wl¥) M￿jh1 like to
fvThlrai* ts us, no matter how ￿'g or small! Posst4e
hleas Ihat are tried and lested indude.. runnir4J
marattK*ts. laces aThJ olher challenges, concerts.
rèading s[￿s(￿sh￿. f(x)1ball tournamèn￿ raffles and
aurtws. litwacy fe5b"vals. annual dinne￿. bake-ofs
and cake sales. At Ihe slart of December. we will launch
our Give aFpeal wheTe donab.ons are doutsled.
Account holder: Eduspots
Sort code: 23-14-70
Account number: 50399353
Volunteer or work with us
We are erKffnJW￿Y gratefvl for SUPPOrt. a5
we can see that our work is mak¢'ng suth a threc*
and significant drffwence to the ed[￿￿10n81
oppcrtunitEs and leade￿hIp deveh)pment crf
thoUsa￿lS of chiklren. young pewe and
Our melhcxj is Iow-(X)st. high impac
The Eduspcts t•am always team bundingl Eduspots is
for further coTnTn￿ed volunteer5 and ambassadors
vtho warrt to (y)nlribute in diverse ways to our ewévolving
woth. and we al*) regularfy advèrtise staff rolès. Do
al infD@eduspot5.01g.
Spread the word
Fdbw us on s￿481 media at
Juspots on Twrtter. FacebooK In*aw and @edu_spots on Linkedln, and rethare
our SImF￿Y p8ssirvJ wr SW arKI rYKyJd by of nKXJth 01 be eXt￿￿Y hdpfvl.
ease do also lel us know tf w kTh)w a Ir￿1 fvnd, C(￿￿Y or schcd w￿) may want to swort us. We'd also gratefully
receive any ideas for events. SpMSors￿. ￿der bjndrasirg aCtNrt￿. Ckj email Ihe Chair Cat Davison dwectly
at info@eduspots.org.
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